All 50 Uses of
grave
in
Throne of Glass
- "As quiet as the grave," she said sweetly.†
p. 15..9
- While Dorian had been all arrogance and amusement the previous night, his features were grave as he spoke to the duke.†
p. 29..2
- My mother must be writhing in her grave!†
p. 59..9
- She'd shut Cain up—in an unmarked grave for all eternity.†
p. 81..3
- The last assassin, who called himself Grave, made her pause.†
p. 87..9
- As he introduced himself, Grave flashed an oily smile, revealing his brown teeth.†
p. 88..0
- Her disgust didn't improve when Grave ran an eye over her body.†
p. 88..1
- Cain or Grave, most likely.†
p. 88..6
- Some of the Champions, Grave, Ned, and Bill included, had been given long manacles.†
p. 90..0
- Grave, the repulsive assassin, did fine, she supposed.†
p. 117..5
- Sure enough, Cain was in the lead, and had taken the easiest path toward the flag, Grave and Verin on his trail, Nox close behind, and Pelor, the young assassin, not far below him.†
p. 151..3
- She wouldn't put it past Grave or Verin to shove her off the wall.†
p. 151..7
- There were a few more shouts, and she looked down long enough to see that Grave was causing a backup because he couldn't manage to toss his rope around the gargoyle's neck as Cain had.†
p. 152..2
- Nox, now behind Grave, made to do the same, but Grave started cursing at him, and Nox stopped, lifting his hands in a gesture of placation.†
p. 152..3
- Nox, now behind Grave, made to do the same, but Grave started cursing at him, and Nox stopped, lifting his hands in a gesture of placation.†
p. 152..3
- Then he'd have to swing onto a landing eighteen feet away, before making his way to the other gargoyles on which Grave and Nox now quarreled.†
p. 152..6
- It was then that she heard Nox shout, and Celaena looked in time to see Grave shove him from their perch atop the gargoyle's back.†
p. 152..7
- But Grave wasn't done yet.†
p. 152..9
- Celaena's warning cry was carried away by the wind as Grave set about sawing Nox's rope from its tether on the gargoyle.†
p. 152..9
- None of the other Champions nearby bothered to do anything, though Pelor paused for a moment before easing around Grave.†
p. 153..1
- One by one, the threads of his rope snapped beneath Grave's dagger, and Nox, sensing the vibrations, looked up at the assassin in horror.†
p. 153..3
- A few more slices of Grave's blade and the rope would be severed entirely.†
p. 153..4
- Nox shouted at Grave, and she dared a look to where the thief dangled.†
p. 153..9
- But even as she thought it, Verin, Grave, Pelor, and Renault climbed the last few feet to the spot, tapping it with a hand before descending.†
p. 155..8
- Grave hadn't even been scolded.†
p. 156..5
- She flicked her eyes toward the ceiling, and her face became grave.†
p. 185..9
- It was Grave, the vicious assassin, staring at the body from a distance.†
p. 195..6
- Grave chuckled, sticking his gnarled fingers into the pockets of his worn and dirty pants.†
p. 195..8
- "Such a pity," Grave said, shrugging as she passed by him.†
p. 195..9
- At their Test the next afternoon, Celaena stood in the training hall with her arms crossed, watching Cain spar with Grave.†
p. 216..1
- She clenched her jaw as Cain and Grave flew across the sparring ring, swords clanging.†
p. 216..3
- To his credit, Grave held up well against Cain, even though she saw how his knees trembled from the effort.†
p. 216..6
- Nox, standing beside her, hissed as Cain shoved into Grave and sent him staggering back.†
p. 216..8
- In a flash of steel, Cain had his blade at Grave's throat, and the pockmarked assassin bared his rotting teeth at him.†
p. 216..9
- Still, as the clock marked the passing hours, Celaena kept her vigil—waiting, wondering what truly lurked in the castle, and unable to stop thinking of those five hundred dead Eyllwe rebels, buried in some unmarked grave.†
p. 262..9
- There were only six of them left now: Cain, Grave, Nox, a soldier, and Renault, a vicious mercenary who'd stepped up to replace Verin as Cain's right-hand man.†
p. 265..2
- Cain, Grave, and Renault were talking amongst themselves.†
p. 329..8
- She glanced over her shoulder at Cain, who was joking with Grave as if he weren't a demon-summoning psychopath.†
p. 330..5
- She would duel against Grave, Renault, and Cain tomorrow.†
p. 338..6
- Chaol shook his head, looking at Grave, and at Renault—the mercenary from Skull's Bay, who, to her satisfaction, also seemed fairly miserable in the cold.†
p. 343..9
- Thankfully, Renault and Grave flanked her.†
p. 345..6
- Across the ring, Grave smiled at her as he wrapped a hand around the hilt of his sword.†
p. 347..9
- She could defeat Grave and Cain with this.†
p. 349..6
- Across the ring, Grave began pacing, waiting for the king to return his attention to the duel and give the order to begin.†
p. 349..8
- Grave entered the ring and drew his sword.†
p. 350..7
- She met Grave's stare and smiled as she bent her knees, holding the staff in two hands.†
p. 350..9
- As she expected, Grave launched himself at her, going straight for the center of the staff in his hope to break it.†
p. 351..0
- As Grave struck nothing but air, she slammed the butt of the staff into his spine.†
p. 351..2
- "If I were Grave, I'd be insulted that you'd beaten me."†
p. 355..9
- They are only to be used as a last defense against evil, or in the gravest of illnesses.†
p. 378..8 *
Definition:
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(grave as in: Her manner was grave.) serious and/or solemnThe exact meaning of this sense of grave can depend upon its context. For example:
- "This is a grave problem," or "a situation of the utmost gravity." -- important, dangerous, or causing worry
- "She was in a grave mood upon returning from the funeral." -- sad or solemn
- "She looked me in the eye and gravely promised." -- in a sincere and serious manner